Cabinet.



E. KELTZ.

OABINET.

APPLICATION FILED'IBB. Z8, 1908.

-91 6,326. Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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E. KBLTZ.

CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 28, 190B.

91 6,326. Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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E. KELTZ.

GABINBT.

APPLIOATION FILED rms. ze, 190s.

l91 6,1326. Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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EUGENE KELTZ, OF VERNON, TEXAS.

CAB INET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 28, 1909.

Application led February 28, 1908. Serial No. 418,337.

To all whom it may coa-cera:

Be it known that l, EUGnNn Knn'rz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vernon, in the county of Yi'vilbarger and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets; and do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in cabinets and while it is primarily designed as a cabinet for containing phonograph records, it may be used in all other instances where a cabinet of this kind would he suitable or practical.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cabinet in a closed position; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cabinet, the front section being swung into a position approximately parallel with the cabinet and one of the lower doors also swung approximately in said position; Fig. 3 is a Vertical section taken on the plane indicated by the dotted lines 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; F ig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3, and, Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

ln the embodiment illustrated, the cabinet comprises an upright frame 1 formed with a lower compartment 2, the front of which is closed in by hinged doors 3. lVhen the cabinet is used for holding phonograph records the same are arranged in vertical rows in the upper compartment 4 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The numeral 5 indicates the front section in which may also be arranged in vertical series a number of phonograph records.

A. particular feature of the invention resides in providing means whereby any of the records in the cabinet may be located at a moments notice. The record boxes are catalogued and placed in the cabinet with the tops removed. A row of letters 6 are arranged across the front of the cabinet above the upper wall of the upper compartment in alphabetical order. A. wire T or other supporting means is arranged -to extend across and in front of the upper compartment and a [lat elongated strip 8 of wood or other suitable material suspended from the wire, the length of the strip approximately corresponding with the height of the compartment and having attached to its upper end an engaging' device 9 for engaging the supporting Wire.

k vertical series of numbers 10 are arranged in consecutive order on the face of the strip, each of the numbers being directly in front of one of thc horizontal rows of phonograph records. A catalogue is kept of all of the records carried by the dealer and after the title of each record is placed the letter and number under which it is arranged in the cabinet. For instance, referring to the catalogue, we find that Angels Serenade has after it A-14. To [ind the record in the cabinet the slide or strip 8 is slid along the wire until directly under the letter A in which case the numeral 14 printed on the face of the slide will be directly in front of the desired record. Records are also arranged in the front section of the cabinet and insure that the characters in the catalogue referring to the records in the front section will not be confused with the records in the compartment 3 the strip 11 which is suspended from the supporting wire 12 arranged to extend across the Side pieces of the front section, has printed on its face letters in alphabetical order instead of numerals.

Clamps 13 are attached in horizontal rows to the rear wall of the compartment 8 and to the rear face of the front section to receive the records, the clamps in one series alternating with those of the adjacent series. A phonograph supporting leaf 14 is hingedly connected at one end to the rear side and near the upper end of one of the hinged doors 3 of the cabinet, the free or outer end of the leaf being adapted to be supported in an approximately horizontal position by a hinged support 15 hinged to the other of the doors 3 in position to swing inwardly in a lateral plane at right angles to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Vhen the phonograph is not in use, the supporting leaf is swung inwardly and the phonograph supporting leaf ermitt-ed to fall into Vertical position against the rear and other acceesories.

iace of the door to Which it is connected when the hinged doors may becIOSed. V.The lower compa rtmenv of Jthe cabinet is adapted to contain a. crane? horn, phonograph Cover The front section is "locked in closed position by means of a Catch 1'6 of an7 suitable form.

Hai/ing thus describedmy sa-idinvent'on what claim as new iS:-

l. record cabinet comprising a. Solid Stationary Support or back, and record supporting springclamps arranged in quincnnx thereon and adapted to engage the outside o1",v the. record eaeefs. Y

'2. In combination with a Cabinet having` an upper compartment, of a-horizontal row of: indicia on. a part of Said Cabinet over the Compartment, a rod secured to the upper part of the cabinet beloW Said indicia, a

o freelyv pivoted arm Slidably mounted on said rod, indicia on said arm, and a plurality of record Supportingeprmg clamps;` arranged in qninennx on saidcompartment and adapt.-r

ed to engage thefoutsideof there'cord cases.V

tively, and arranged in qnincnnX thereon,

rods secured to the upper part or' the coinpartment and to the hinged. section,V and freely, pi'voted arms elidably mounted on the,

rods and having indicia thereon, said clamps adapted to engage the outside of the record cases.

In testimony Whereoil i have hereunto set my hand in presence of two Subscribing Witnesses.

EUGEN KELTZ.

lVitnesees:

A. P. Priori., R. D. SHivIc. 

